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**1916-17 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 500 to 505)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
477		2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Block of eight, beautiful rich color and intense impressions, bold strikes of Jacksonville Tex. duplex cancels, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, light creasing more evident at lower right, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce used multiple, Scott Retail as two blocks of four (Image)	2,200.00	1,700.00
478		2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Almost perfect centering with wide margins, deep rich color on bright paper, neat machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce with such wide margins (Image)	225.00	625.00
479		3c Light Violet, Ty. I, Double Impression (501d). Distinct double impression, neat strike of circular datestamp clearly visible at left VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED USED EXAMPLES OF THIS DOUBLE IMPRESSION. The records of the Philatelic Foundation contain only two used and three unused copies certified as genuine. This stamp becomes the third used example known to us. (Image)	E. 750-1,000	3,750.00
480		3c Dark Violet, Ty. II, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (502c). Tied by Grand Haven Mich. May 7, 1922 machine flag cancel on cover to Eden N.Y., cover reduced at left, Very Fine pair, this is the only recorded contemporary usage of this perforation variety, ex Siskind, with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)	125.00	1,350.00
481		5c Rose, Error (505). In horizontal pair with normal 2c stamp, tied by clearly struck "Hot Springs Va. Mar. 27, 1917" machine flag cancel on legal-size cover to New York, printed return address at top left for Virginia Hot Springs Co., minor cover wear VERY FINE. THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE PERF 11 5-CENT ROSE ERROR AND ALSO OF THE 2-CENT (SCOTT 499). A REMARKABLE 20TH CENTURY COVER. Only one other cover is known used on this date, bearing a single of Scott 505. The cover offered here -- the earliest known use for the two Scott-listed stamps -- is unique. Ex Grunin. (Image)	E. 10,000-15,000	26,000.00
482		5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in strip of three, tied by "Provincetown Mass. Jun. 5, 1917" duplex on large cover with Cape Cod Cold Storage Co. advertising corner card, addressed locally, fresh and Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,500.00	2,900.00
483		5c Rose, Error (505). Single, tied by "Pittsburgh Pa. Sep. 27, 1919 Mount Washington Station" machine flag cancel on locally addressed cover, light vertical central file fold well clear of stamp, otherwise Very Fine, 1984 BIA survey indicates that only 52 covers are known (Image)	1,500.00	2,200.00

1916-17 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 500 to 505)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

477

2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Block of eight, beautiful rich color and intense impressions, bold strikes of Jacksonville Tex. duplex cancels, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, light creasing more evident at lower right, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, an exceedingly scarce used multiple, Scott Retail as two blocks of four (Image)

2,200.00

1,700.00

478

2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Almost perfect centering with wide margins, deep rich color on bright paper, neat machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce with such wide margins (Image)

225.00

625.00

479

3c Light Violet, Ty. I, Double Impression (501d). Distinct double impression, neat strike of circular datestamp clearly visible at left

VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED USED EXAMPLES OF THIS DOUBLE IMPRESSION.

The records of the Philatelic Foundation contain only two used and three unused copies certified as genuine. This stamp becomes the third used example known to us. (Image)

E. 750-1,000

3,750.00

480

3c Dark Violet, Ty. II, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (502c). Tied by Grand Haven Mich. May 7, 1922 machine flag cancel on cover to Eden N.Y., cover reduced at left, Very Fine pair, this is the only recorded contemporary usage of this perforation variety, ex Siskind, with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)

125.00

1,350.00

481

5c Rose, Error (505). In horizontal pair with normal 2c stamp, tied by clearly struck "Hot Springs Va. Mar. 27, 1917" machine flag cancel on legal-size cover to New York, printed return address at top left for Virginia Hot Springs Co., minor cover wear

VERY FINE. THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THE PERF 11 5-CENT ROSE ERROR AND ALSO OF THE 2-CENT (SCOTT 499). A REMARKABLE 20TH CENTURY COVER.

Only one other cover is known used on this date, bearing a single of Scott 505. The cover offered here -- the earliest known use for the two Scott-listed stamps -- is unique.

Ex Grunin. (Image)

E. 10,000-15,000

26,000.00

482

5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in strip of three, tied by "Provincetown Mass. Jun. 5, 1917" duplex on large cover with Cape Cod Cold Storage Co. advertising corner card, addressed locally, fresh and Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,500.00

2,900.00

483

5c Rose, Error (505). Single, tied by "Pittsburgh Pa. Sep. 27, 1919 Mount Washington Station" machine flag cancel on locally addressed cover, light vertical central file fold well clear of stamp, otherwise Very Fine, 1984 BIA survey indicates that only 52 covers are known (Image)

1,500.00

2,200.00